Tintern

Tintern Abbey - image from www.wales.com

Tintern is one of our favourite places to walk, especially in the autumn. It's such a beautiful location, and you can do a different walk each time you visit. On the road descending to Tintern from Chepstow there are a couple of laybys with paths leading from them. Or you can carry on driving to the village itself, park up near the abbey and start exploring from there. Honestly, there are so many walking routes around this stunning area, we've barely begun to find them all. The Visit Wye Valley website has a list of walks we intend to try soon. The Devil's Pulpitt walk looks good too.

If you haven't the time for lengthy walks, take a look around the abbey, your dog is welcome on a lead. Or you can explore the St Mary's church ruin on the hill above Tintern - park up at the abbey, then go back on foot and cross the road, walk up the lane past the houses, you'll see the cemetery gates on your left, and have superb views of Tintern. Take care if you go into the church though, and keep your dog on lead, there's lots to trip over and holes to fall down. Some interesting information on the ruin can be found at www.tinternvillage.co.uk/seedo/st-marys-church/

View of Tintern Abbey from St. Mary's Church

Inside St. Mary's Church

If it's dry, we like to finish our walk with refreshments in the beer garden of the Anchor Inn by the abbey, where the hounds usually embarrass us by howling at everyone walking past!

Cyfarthfa Park

Cyfarthfa Castle - image courtesy of Martin289 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/martin289/4589340631

Cyfarthfa park is a magnificent green space in the heart of Merthyr Tydfil. A regular walking spot of my friend Sarah and Alfie the whippet, and it's easy to see why. There are 160 acres of gardens and woodland walks to explore, lake and sensory garden, and events being held all year round. The castle has a museum, shop and cafe, though dogs are not allowed in so go with someone who can pop in to get you a drink while you mind the hounds!

Alfie

http://www.visitmerthyr.co.uk/attractions/cyfarthfa-park-museum.aspx

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Dog Walks in South Wales

Hello and welcome to the site!

If you've stumbled across us while searching for somewhere to take your four-legged friend(s) then you're in the right place. My name is Laura, and I love to explore new places to walk with my husband & hounds on our days off. Over the years we've found loads of lovely little walks, on & off the beaten track. I thought I'd make a list of the places we've been with the dogs;

1) to share with other walkers,
2) so we don't forget somewhere good we've been, and
3) to help us choose our next walk!

We live near Newport so many of the walks featured here will be in the South East Wales region. If you've got a walk to suggest, we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at southwalesdogwalks@outlook.com

The site might look a bit bare at first, but keep coming back, lots more walks will be added very soon :)